Suit against Michael Moore tossed out

A federal judge Thursday threw out a libel and defamation lawsuit filed against filmmaker Michael Moore by the brother of Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols.

U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman ruled that statements Moore made about James Nichols in the 2002 “Bowling for Columbine” documentary were “factual and substantially true.”

James Nichols claimed in the lawsuit that the statements could be misinterpreted by viewers to inaccurately link him to the bombing. He also claimed the film invaded his privacy and inflicted emotional distress.

Borman rejected the claims in 25-page page ruling granting Moore’s request for summary judgment – a ruling without going to trial.

Christian Slater rejects groping case plea bargain

Christian Slater has rejected a plea bargain deal from prosecutors on a charge of groping a woman.

Slater was charged with forcible touching – a misdemeanor that carries up to one year in jail – after he allegedly walked up behind a woman and grabbed her buttocks as she was buying a soda in a small grocery store on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in the early morning of May 31.

“We believe this case warrants dismissal,” said lawyer Eric Franz Thursday, in turning down a proposal that Slater perform three days of community service. Under the plea bargain offer, Slater would have pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree harassment in return for the community service.

‘Dukes of Hazzard’ movie too sleazy, ex-actor says

A former star of the “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV show is urging fans to skip the forthcoming movie version, calling it “a sleazy insult.”

Ben Jones, a former Georgia congressman who played the wisecracking mechanic Cooter on the popular series from 1979 to 1985, said profanity and sexual content in the film make a mockery of the family-friendly TV show.

“Basically, they trashed our show,” said Jones, who read a script of the Warner Bros. movie, scheduled for release in August. “It’s one thing to do whatever movie they want to do, but to take a classic family show and do that is like taking ‘I Love Lucy’ and making her a crackhead or something.”

Zsa Zsa rests at home after stroke and surgery

Zsa Zsa Gabor was back home after a minor stroke and successful emergency surgery last week to clear a blocked artery.

“This operation was really a miracle. This operation saved her life,” said her husband, Frederick von Anhalt. “She is now even better than she was before. She’s walking around already.”

Gabor returned to her Bel-Air home Monday, after surgery July 6 at a Los Angeles hospital. After the operation, von Anhalt said Gabor had been experiencing numbness in her hand and couldn’t pick up anything.

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